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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Therapeutic effects of chitosan-embedded vitamin C, E nanoparticles against cisplatin-induced gametogenic and androgenic toxicity in adult male rats.

Naveed Rauf, Ayesha Nawaz, Hizb Ullah, Rahim Ullah, Ghulam Nabi, Asad Ullah, Fazal Wahab, Sarwat Jahan, Junfen Fu

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Naveed RaufDivision of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
Ayesha NawazFaculty of Biological Sciences, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Hizb UllahFaculty of Biological Sciences, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Rahim UllahDivision of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
Ghulam NabiKey Laboratory of Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Asad UllahFaculty of Biological Sciences, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Fazal WahabCell and Molecular Genetic Lab, University of Science and Technology China, Hefei, China.
Sarwat JahanFaculty of Biological Sciences, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. drsarwatjahan@gmail.com.
Junfen FuDivision of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310051, China. fjf68@qq.com.
Quaid-i-Azam University · PKChildren's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNHebei Normal University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (CN) 2016YFC1305301National Natural Science Foundation of China 81570759, 81270938Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration (CN) 11-CX24
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin, an anticancer drug used in treating various types of cancers, can cause reproductive toxicities during chemotherapy. Keeping this in view, the present study was designed to investigate the possible protective effects of normal vitamin C and E and vitamin C and E nanoparticles (embedded in chitosan) against cisplatin-induced reproductive toxicities. Vitamins C, E, and their nanoparticles in this regard proved to be an effective therapy. The work aimed to treat cisplatin-induced reproductive toxicities through vitamin C and E and their nanoparticles. Cisplatin exposure caused significant reduction in the weight, testosterone level, and changed lipid profile. Similarly, cisplatin induced significant widespread testicular atrophy and testicular lesions as evidenced by the gaps in the epithelium and loss of differentiating germ cells. Vitamin C and E and their nanoparticles rescued the weight, testosterone level, and testicular disturbances, which is associated with improved histological view of testicular tissues. The current study highlights evidence that designing a medication of vitamin C and E nanoparticles is useful in mitigating cisplatin-induced reproductive toxicity in cancerous male patients underlying chemotherapy.

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ChitosanNanoparticlesAndrogensAnimalsAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidCisplatinHumansMaleRatsTestisVitamin EVitaminsAndrogensAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidChitosanCisplatinVitamin EVitaminsChitosanCisplatin toxicityNanoparticleRatReproductionVitamin CVitamin E

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